Kawm Ombo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kawm Ombo in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kawm OmboAswan (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kawm Ombo plotted against Aswan and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Kawm Ombo rose steadily, compared to Aswan which rose steadily and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Kawm Ombo's incremental SNDi rose from 4.17 to 5.07 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kawm Ombo ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Aswan and 71st out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.07
Rank in Egypt
138th of 213
Rank in Aswan
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.91
Rank in Egypt
71st of 213
Rank in Aswan
1st of 4

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kawm OmboChamarajanagaraMisau

In new street additions, Kawm Ombo and Misau both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Chamarajanagara fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kawm Ombo and Misau both became progressively more disconnected, while Chamarajanagara fluctuated in connectivity. Kawm Ombo and Chamarajanagara have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.